In the old days, a 7′ or 12′ single record would have an A-Side and a B-Side.
And, in the 90s, a CD single had four tracks on them.
But now a single comes out with just one song on it. It emphasises how lazy and how greedy the music industry has become. And most of the big names are guilty.
In recent years the Rolling Stones, the Stone Roses, U2, and Liam Gallagher have put singles out, with a weak or substandard song on the A-Side and nothing on the other side. And the cunts charge well over a tenner for it.
They try to fob off record buyers by making out the record is unique and ‘limited’.
‘But… But it has an ‘etched’ B-Side.’ Who gives a toss about that? Where is the song on the B-Side? It’s a blatant rip off and a complete piss take. Over ten quid for a mediocre one sided one song record is ridiculous. Also, what artist worth their salt can’t muster up an extra song for the other side of a single? They simply can’t
be arsed or don’t give a fuck.
The Beatles have their faults and that overhyped ‘last’ record was tiresome. But at least the old cunts put a B-side onto it. But others don’t care about fans or ripping them off. The Liam Gallagher/John Squire one is but one example of this type of modern music industry robbery…
Nominated by Norman.
Does anyone even listen to current music anymore?
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I remember the excellent Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by the brilliant Ian Dury and The Blockheads had a great B Side called There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards. Fucking Class.
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And Razzle in my pocket was another on the b side of reasons to be cheerful iirc
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